Shoe-support.



V. DI MAGGIO.

SHOE SUPPORT.

APPUCATION FILED MAR. 19. ms.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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SHOE-SUPPORT.

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" Applicationi filed March 19,

To all whom itmayconcern: j j

Be it.kno-wn that I, Vmonnzo DI MAGGIO,

a subject of the Kingwof Italy, residing at New York, in the countyof New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shoe-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains 'to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to a device forsupporting boots and shoes whilebeing cleaned and shined, and it has for an object to provide a devicewhich is adjustable so that all parts of the shoe may be easily cleanedand shined, and which when not in use, the device may be swung againstthe wall or other support so as to be out of the way.

A further object of this invention is to provide simple means forobtaining the desired adjustment of the shoe supporting portion tosnugly grip the shoe.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claims and drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe device in one position while being used,

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional. view therethrough as on line 22 of Fig. 1.

The device comprises broadly a shoe support having the three majorparts:-a bracket attached to a stationary object, a shoe last carried bythe bracket and. a turret mounting between the bracket and shoe last topermit said last being swung to any desired position.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the wall plate having ears 11 formedthereon to receive a pintle 12 to which the arm 13 is pivotally mounted.One of the cars 11 may have slots 14 formed therein to receive the headof a pin 15 which is movably carried by the arm 13. 'By raising the pin15, the head is disengaged from one of the slots 14: and then this armmay be swung to any of the desired p0- sitions and locked by allowingthe pin to fall and have its head engage in the selected slot. The arm13 is of a length suflicient to permit ready access to the last which itsustains.

The last comprises a heel section 16 and a toe section 17. The heelsection has a tubular head 18 formed thereon which constitutes a guidefor the shank 19 of the U- shaped head 20, from which the toe section 17depends. One of the faces of the shank Specification of Letters r atent.

Patented Dec. is, rare.

1918. Seria1 No. 223,435.

19 may be provided with a ratchet'face21 with which spring a member 22engages. This spring has a finger piece 23 formed thereon so that thespring may hedisengaged from .the ratchet 21 when itis desired toslide/the stem 19 intothe tubular head 18. Aften a shoe has been. placeduponthe sec tions 16 and 17 the shank 19 may be gripped by the handof auser and drawnforwardly until the shoe is securely gripped. The spring22 will thenthold the two sections, 16 and 17 in the desired spacedrelation until manually released.

To permit the shoe support being turned so that all portions of the shoeare easily accessible, a turret mounting is interposed between the freeend of the arm 18 and the shoe support. This comprises a bolt 23 whichpasses through the arm 18 and receives a thumbnut 24 on the threaded endthereof. 1 This bolt has a shoulder 25 formed thereon entering a recess26 in the underface of the arm 13 and a head 27 which engages with theflange 28 formed upon a collar 29.

This collar is attached to the tubular head 18 by screws 30 passingthrough ears 31 formed on the side of the head 18. The spring 22 issecurely held in place by being clamped between the head 18 and thecollar 29, but it is evident that this spring may be held in any of the.present well-known meth ods. By manipulation of the thumb-nut 24 thebolt-head 27 will release its frictional engagement with the end 28 topermit the shoe support being turned to any desired position. Then bytightening the thumb-nut 21, it is evident that the shoe last will beretained in its adjusted position and that the brushing motion occurringin the process of shining the shoes will not displace the last or thearm 13. i

It is thought that the operation of this device is obvious in view ofthe foregoing and it is evident that when a shoe has been placed uponthe shoe last and the parts thereof adjusted to grip the shoe, theforward portion of the shoe may be shined, and then by means of theturret mounting the last may be turned to render the heel portion. ofthe shoe accessible for cleaning and shining.

Having thus described this invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket, and asectional shoe form pivoted to said bracket, one of said sections beingslidable with respect to the other of said sections, and a yieldableelement mounted at the pivotal point of the bracket and shoe form andextending outwardly therefrom for engagement Withone of said sectionsfor locking the same against movement toward the other section.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket, asectional shoe form carried by saidbracket, one of said sectionsconstituting a heel portion having a socket at its upper extremity,While the other section constitutes a toe portion and has an upperU-shaped extremity Which embraces opposite sides of the bottom of saidsocket, the top face of said U-shaped portion being ratcheted, and ayieldable pawl engageable with said ratchet.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket, asectional shoe form carried by said bracket, one of said sectionsconstituting a vertical heel portion having an upper right-angularlydisposed socket, While the other section constitutes a toe portion andhas an upper extremity bent upon itself and embracing opposite sides ofthe bottom of said socket, the top face of said extremity beingratcheted, and a yieldable pawl engageable with said. ratchet.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 80

VINCENZO DI MAGGIO.

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